Safety-razor.



R. CORN.

SAFETY RAZOR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-21,1916.

1 1 8%fi25 Patented May 23, 1916.

BOB! CORN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SAFETY-B,.

Specificatiors Patent. Patented May 23 1916 Application filed January21, 1916. Serial No. 73,279.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT CORN, a subject of the Emperor of Russia,residing at New Y0rk,'in' the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety- Razors, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and. exact specification.

This invention relates to safety razors. More particularly thisinvention relates to improvements in blade-holders for holding safetyrazor blades.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved holder adapted tohold more than one particular kind of a safety razor blade.

Many safety razors are so constructed that they can be .used only with aparticular blade, designed to fit in the particular holder.Consequently, when the user is out of blades and is unable to obtain afresh supply, the particular safety razor is useless for the time being.The present holder is designed to overcome this objectionable featureand to provide a safety razor adapted for use with double-edged as wellas with single-edged blades, and tobe used with blades of varyingthicknesses and widths.

Another object of the invention is to proedged blade.

vide a safety razor of the kind set forth of simple, practicalconstruction adapted to be produced at a low cost.

Other objects will appear as this specification proceeds.

. Accordingly, my invention is embodied in a safety razor as hereinafterdescribed and claimed, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing,in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the holder, showing the sameadapted for use with a double-edged safety razor blade. Fig. 2 is an endview of the razor. Fig. 3 is a central sectional view. Fig. his an endview of the razor, showing it in adjusted position relative to thehandle and holding a single- Fig. 5 is a separate view of the holder inopen position, and Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of theholder.

The safety razor comprises three main parts. The handle 1, the holder 2and the blade. In this instance the blade 3 may be double-edged, as inFigs. 1, 2 and 3, or the blade may be single-edged as in Fig. 4 wherethe blade is marked 4.

The holder consists of a base 5 and a clamping member 6 forming twoleaves,

member is preferably of about the same size as the base and is made ofspring metal so as to be springy longitudinally, and is concave as shownat 17 with reference to the base so as to act as a spring in atransverse direction. The handle is provided with a socket 20 adapted tobe screwed on to the stud. 15 so as to clamp the base firmly between thehead 16 of the stud and the end of the handle as is obvious and clearlyshown.

When the razor is to be used with a double-edged blade, the holder isopened and the blade placed in position between the four spacing points10, as shown in Fig. 1. Should the blade be narrower than the distancebetween opposed spacing points, it is placed against two of said pointson the one side when the blade will be in the proper position forshaving and with reference to the guard 8 or 9.

Thereafter the clamping member is closed upon the blade and the base andthe lock or snap 12 is snapped under the base as seen in Fig. 6 andbetween the guiding fingers 11, as shown in Fig. 1. The clamping memheris so designed that it, when closed, is

slightly flattened so that the edges 25-there-' of are pressed downfirmly upon the blade as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 to hold the bladeimmovable on the base, and because of its springiness. longitudinally,the clamping member is held firmly down by the snap 12. Thereafter thehandle is screwed on the stud 15 and adjusted as in Fig. d, to obtainthe proper angle and then screwed .on tight and the razor is ready foruse.

In a similar manner a single-edged blade is inserted except that care istaken to place the cutting edge against the points '10 on the one sidethereof to give the blade the proper position for shaving. en, then,

the clamping member is closed, one or both of the edges 25 will beardown upon the blade to hold it, or, as shown in Fig. 4:, the

such case will be flattened a little more.

Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate clearly how both kinds of blades are heldfirmly in the holder by the clamp 6. It is obvious, therefore, that bymeans of this holder different kinds of blades may be used and the useris not confined to use one kind of blades. The construction is simpleand inexpensive and very practical.

While I have shown and described my invention as being embodied in aparticular form it is obvious that details of construction may be variedwithout departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of theappended claim.

I claim:

. In a safety-razor, the combination of blade holding means adapted-toreceive and hold either a single-edged or a double-edged receive theblade andhaving a. centrally dished portion and four blade positioningpoints at its corners, said fiat member being provided with guards onboth of its longitudinal edges, the surface of said base being smoothbetween the said points and said dished portion, a transversely curvedyielding clamping member hinged to said base and adapted to be swungdown uponthe latter in the longitudinal direction thereof to secure theblade in position, a catch upon said clamping member, and guiding meanson the said base adapted to receive the said catch to lock the clampingmember in position, 7

In testimony whereof, I afix my signature.

ROBERT CORN.

